patdown
/ˈpætˌdaʊn/noun
patdown is spelled P-A-T-D-O-W-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, patdown means “An act of patting somebody's clothes to check for concealed weapons, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of patdown is patdowns.
How many letters and syllables are in patdown?
| Letters | 7: P-A-T-D-O-W-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is patdown?
Patdown appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce patdown?
- /ˈpætˌdaʊn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of patdown
- patdowns plural
- pat-down
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does patdown mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USinformalAn act of patting somebody's clothes to check for concealed weapons, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Patdown in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense patting somebody's clothes:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fouille corporelle, fouille à corps, palpation de sécurité |
| Spanish | cacheo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does patdown come from?
Deverbal from pat down.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).